NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in El Cajon, CA

3,277 individual NPPES records list a practice address in El Cajon, 72nd of 812 California cities. The largest group is behavior technician: 524, 16% of the city's records, against 18% across California. Page 27 of 66.

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El Cajon in California

  • Rank in California72nd of 812 cities by records
  • Share of the state0.3% of California's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups35.6% of all records

Compared with California as a whole, El Cajon has 4.8× the state's share of addiction (substance use disorder) counselor records and 0.44× its share of internal medicine physician records.

Providers in El Cajon, alphabetically

  1. Vince Hoang, DPTPhysical Therapist1679424337
  2. Vinh Hoang, PHARMDPharmacist1710543145
  3. Vy Hoang, MDPediatrics Physician1649575135
  4. Kyle HodgesAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1780334219
  5. Sydney HodgesSocial Worker1942148069
  6. Edward Hodgkin, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1922619766
  7. Lee HoffmanCounselor1740313576
  8. Shannon HoffmanMental Health Counselor1700919909
  9. Mj Hogan, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1124336672
  10. Sarah Ann HoladayMarriage & Family Therapist1013533207
  11. Bonnie Holden, PHARMDPharmacist1124315007
  12. Electra Holden CurtisLicensed Vocational Nurse1407735335
  13. William Holder, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPhysician Assistant1699816256
  14. Steven HollandMental Health Counselor1619295763
  15. Laura HollisonPhysical Therapist1932065422
  16. Meagan HolloranPediatric Registered Nurse1477492239
  17. Nanette Holloway, CATS1Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1104350230
  18. William Holloway, LCSWClinical Social Worker1740920917
  19. Erin HolmMassage Therapist1376823021
  20. Brian Holmes, D.C.Chiropractor1013061068
  21. Nicole Holt, M.SMental Health Counselor1992016232
  22. Marianne HommelClinical Social Worker1265988976
  23. Helen Hong, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1386255248
  24. Kyra Hooper, RNRegistered Nurse1376383141
  25. Tamara Hoover, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1104836519
  26. Tiana Hopkins, LCSWClinical Social Worker1679889653
  27. Michael Horan, MPTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1508061078
  28. Steven Horowitz, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1619997624
  29. Jake HoskinsBehavior Technician1275234619
  30. Shannon Hoskins, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1497469449
  31. Unique HotchkissBehavior Technician1518721612
  32. Kokou Romain HounkpeviBehavior Analyst1073441028
  33. Rayan Hourani, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1265638811
  34. Victor HouraniCounselor1528317948
  35. Victoria Houser, DPTPhysical Therapist1932821162
  36. Paul Houston, MA, SUDCCIIIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1598083586
  37. Mary Howard, ODOptometrist1831129329
  38. Sharron Howard, OTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1447613393
  39. Timothy HowardMental Health Counselor1649402660
  40. David Howe, M.D., D.C.Family Medicine Physician1356544837
  41. Raymond HowellAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1114480373
  42. Roberta Howland, RNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1083733992
  43. Desiree Hsiou, DDSOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1699255281
  44. Christopher Hsu, MDOphthalmology Physician1336167618
  45. Steven HubbardAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1720599194
  46. Rebecca Huber, M.D.Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1174960686
  47. Daniel Huhn, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1285610618
  48. Vincent Hui, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1104383850
  49. Kaitlyn Huisman NevinBehavior Technician1124784129
  50. Catherine Humphery, AOD COUNSELORAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1467992883

The largest California cities

  1. Los Angeles69,537
  2. San Diego52,937
  3. San Francisco38,143
  4. Sacramento33,083
  5. San Jose20,925

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How to read this directory

El Cajon, California appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 3,277 registered healthcare providers spanning 25 or more distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in El Cajon - physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, chiropractors, physical therapists, optometrists, psychologists, podiatrists, and every other credentialed provider type CMS tracks. It does not measure hospital beds, urgent-care capacity, or whether a given clinic is accepting new patients; it measures the pool of professionals with current NPI enrollment and a El Cajon practice location on file. Every figure is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES) - more than 7 million providers, maintained since May 2007, with 2024 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.

The provider mix in El Cajon is weighted toward Behavior Technician (524 clinicians, followed by Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor with 452 and Marriage & Family Therapist with 192). That distribution reflects how NPPES records specialty: providers self-select a primary taxonomy code, so a family physician who also practices geriatrics will show up under whichever NUCC code they registered first. Relative to California's population, El Cajon reports roughly 8.4 providers per 100,000 residents using the state-level denominator, which is a rough proxy rather than a precise access-to-care measurement; the true catchment area of any {cityName} clinician extends beyond the municipal boundary.

For El Cajon patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available CMS government data, not a review site, a ranking, or medical advice. NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients.

For informational purposes only; this directory is not medical advice and not a substitute for checking a license. See also: how to find a doctor and how to verify one.

Common questions

How many doctors are in El Cajon, CA?

There are 3,277 registered healthcare providers in El Cajon, CA, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in El Cajon?

The most common specialties in El Cajon are Behavior Technician, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor, Marriage & Family Therapist, Mental Health Counselor, Pharmacist. Behavior Technician has the most providers with 524.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov). Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.